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The intersection of nonwoven materials & sustainability.

Awards Contact:

Matt O’Sickey
Director of  Education
[email protected]
T: +1 919 459 3748

Media Contact:

Misty Ayers
Marketing
Administrator
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T: +1 919 459 3712

Countdown to Awards

August 19, 2024

Nomination process opens

November 4, 2024

Nomination process ends

February 10, 2025

Voting for the winners opens

April 18, 2025

Voting for the winners closes

April 30, 2025

Winners announced

The Idea® Achievement Awards Winners

2022

Machinery/Equipment:

Herrmann Ultrasonics, Inc.: Elastic Thread Anchoring (ETA) Sonotrode

Fibers/Raw Materials:

Rem Brands, Inc.: ODOGard

Nonwoven Product:

Suominen Corporation: HYDRASPUN Aquaflo – Sustainable Nonwoven Substrates

Short-Life Converted Product:

LifeSavers LLC: LifeSavers Wipes

Long-Life Converted Product:

MANN+HUMMEL GmbH: Nanofiber Cabin Air Filter

Sustainability Advancement:

Glatfelter and Blue Ocean Closures: Fiber-based Screw Caps

Entrepreneur:

Biax-Fiberfilm/5K Fibres

2019

Machinery/Equipment:

A.Celli Nonwovens S.P.A.: A.Celli Vision System (DMS 4.0)

Fibers/Raw Materials:

Lenzing AG: Veocel™ Lyocell fibers with Eco Cycle Technology

Roll Goods:

Fitesa: Fitesa 100% BioBased PLA Softs

Short-Life Converted Product:

Callaly: Tampliner®

Long-Life Converted Product:

Soteria Battery Innovation Group: Soteria Battery Architecture

Entrepreneur:

P&G Venture Labs

2016

Machinery/Equipment:

TW Dynatec’s Ultra Strand Coating System

Fibers/Raw Materials:

BASF’s SAVIVA™ SAP Technology

Roll Goods:

Jacob Holm’s SoftLite™ lightweight nonwovens

Short-Life Converted Product:

WipeMeWorld’s WipeMe® flushable wipe on a roll

Long-Life Converted Product:

Impossible Objects, LLC’s Composite-Based Additive Manufacturing (CBAM) 3D printed pieces

Entrepreneur:

Mogul Nonwovens and Diaper Recycling Technology/MobiAir

2013

Machinery/Equipment:

TW Dynatec: Surge Adhesive Applicator

Fibers/Raw Materials:

Sandler AG: Bio Textile Bio-wipes Substrate

Roll Goods:

Hollingsworth & Vose: NanoWave® Filtration Media

Short-Life Converted Product:

ITW Dymon: Raptor Safe-T® Wipe (Substance Activated Fast Evaluation Technology)

Long-Life Converted Product:

Hunter Douglas: DuoTone Honeycomb Window Shade

Entrepreneur:

Suominen Nonwovens

2010

Machinery/Equipment:

ITW Dynatec: Vector™ Modular Metering Platform

Fibers/Raw Materials:

Bostik: Relyance™ Adhesive

Roll Goods:

PGI: Spinlace®

Short-Life Converted Product:

Henkel/Dial: Purex® Complete 3-in-1™ Laundry Sheets

Long-Life Converted Product:

DuPont: Nomex® KD

Entrepreneur:

Fi-Tech

2007

Machinery/Equipment:

Quik-Set Automatic Positioning Systems, Dienes

Raw Materials:

Sorona Polymer, DuPont

Roll Goods:

Hybrid Membrane Technology, DuPont

Short-Life Converted Product:

Huggies Pull-ups with Cool Alert, Kimberly-Clark

Long-Life Converted Product:

GeoPleat Air Filter, Filtration Group

Entrepreneur:

Teknoweb Srl

2004

Machinery/Equipment:

Sonobond Ultrasonics: Ringmaster

Raw Materials/Fibers:

H.B. Fuller: Hydrolock

Roll Goods:

DelStar Technologies: DelPore Filter Media

Short-Life Converted Product:

Unilever, Dove Cleansing Pillows

Long-Life Converted Product:

BBA Fiberweb: Typar House Wrap

Entrepreneur:

Saudi Arabian Advanced Fabrics

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